Determinant Synonyms

dĭ-tûrmə-nənt
The site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. antigenic determinant
  2. epitope
A determining or causal element or factor
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. determiner
  2. determinative
  3. determining factor
  4. causal factor
Having the power or quality of deciding
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. deciding
  2. determinative
  3. determining

Words Related to Determinant

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Determinant Sentence Examples

  • Consideration of the definition of the determinant shows that the value is unaltered when the suffixes in each element are transposed.

  • Indeed, while many diseases and health conditions are imprinted in our genetic code, our environment is a critical determinant of its unfolding.

  • If the determinant is transformed so as to read by columns as it formerly did by rows its value is unchanged.

  • No member of a determinant can involve more than one element from the first row.

  • Such an expression as a l b 2 -a 2 b i, which is aa 2 ab 2 aa x 2 2 ax1' is usually written (ab) for brevity; in the same notation the determinant, whose rows are a l, a 2, a3; b2, b 2, b 3; c 1, c 2, c 3 respectively, is written (abc) and so on.

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